The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Saúl Martínez Ruiz at Mexico City 2026: 1:14:30, 51st of 1,504 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 4:45 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:39 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Mexico City cost the whole field time: about 4:46 more than the average race this season, going by 954 athletes who raced both. 3:47 slower than at Acapulco 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:11Running 1 3:14v median −1:12
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Block 02 8:25Running 2 3:54v median −1:17
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Block 03 9:17Running 3 4:23v median −1:27
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Block 04 6:04Running 4 4:06v median −1:37
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Block 05 8:48Running 5 4:05v median −1:37
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Block 06 6:08Running 6 4:11v median −1:29
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Block 07 8:32Running 7 3:52v median −1:45
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Block 08 10:26Running 8 4:07v median −1:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:46
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1484
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,484 men who finished.